Electric necktie restorer



Aug. 4, 1931. M, B QFORD 1,817,731

ELECTRIC NECKTIE RESTORER 1 Filed Oct. 28, 1950 INVENTOR W a I 1 .&rz'a

' 1 B @AWW ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 4, 1931 DAVID M. IBENFOBD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

xnmrmc NECKTIE RESTOREB Application filed October 28, 1930. Serial No. 491,704.

This invention relates to new and useful improveme'nts in an electric necktie restorer.

The invention has for an object the provision of a device of the class mentioned 6 which is of simple durable construction, dependable in use and efiicient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost. I

The invention has for a further object the use of flat heat conducting elements with diverging sides from the front to the rear in a device of the class described for engaging within a four-in-hand necktie from the end of the necktie, and means for heating [5 said heat conducting elements to restore the tie into a flat condition resembling its condition as when it was new.

The invention also proposes the use of two sheets of metal attached together along their edges and housing a heating winding for constituting the above mentioned heat conducting element and the means for applging the heat.

he invention also proposes a handle mounted upon the rear of said sheets and of two sections so that the wire to the heatingrmeans may pass therebetween.

or a further object this invention proposes the provision of means for changing in the angle of inclination of the diverging sides for adjustments to different ties of different designs in which angles of the sides vary.

For further comprehension of the inven- 36 tion, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accom anying drawings, and to the appended c aims in which the various novel features of the invention 60 are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanyinmdrawings forming a material part of this disclosure 2-: i

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a device constructed according to this inventiom,

Fig. 2 1s a view similar toFig. 1, but showing the top sheet of the heatconducting elementjremoved.

Fig-2'3 is a side elevational view of Fig. 1. '4 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

low 19 between the sheets in w i Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fi 1.

Fig. 6 is a transverse enlarge sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of the bottom side of a device similar to the one illustrated in Fig. 1, but including a modification.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken onthe line 9-9 of F 1g. 8.

The electric necktie restorer comprises a flat heat conducting element 10 having diverging sides 11 from the front 12 to the rear 13 and for engaging within a four-in-hand necktie through an opened endin the latterelement, heating means 14 within said element for providing heat to restore the necktie into a smooth flattened condition, nd a handle 15 for supporting saidelement at 0 its rear end.

, The heat conducting element 10 is formed from two sheets of metal, namely an upper 16 and a lower sheet 17. The lower sheet 17 has its edges 18 rolled over the edges of the upper sheet so as to hold the parts together. The lower sheet is flat as shown on the drawings, while the upper sheet is arched as clearly indicated in Fig. 6 so asto provide a holich the heatso ing means 14 is dis osed. The front end 12 of the conducting e ements 11 is round as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

The heating means 14 comprises insulation sheets supporting a heating winding. In all,

there is a top sheet 20 attached alon its longitudinal center 21 upon the longitu inal center of a bottom sheet 22. These sheets should be made from asbestos or other heat insu-' lating material. The top sheet 20 is super- ,00 imposed upon the bottom sheet 21 and is of a slightly smaller width, as clearly shown in A pair of chambers are produced by these superimposed sheets, .on opposite sides of the center line. A heatin windin 23 is arranged in these centers and its en connec; with a cable 24 terminating in a plug 25 for engagementv into an electric socket. The handle 15 is also made of a pair of sections attached together. These sections consist of an upper section 26 and a lower section 27. The cable 24 passes longitudinally between these sections. The front ends of the sections 26 and 27 are disposed between the sections 16 and 17 of the heat conductingelement and are thus heldin place by rivets, or eyelets 28. Preferably, two ormore of such rivets should be used so that the handle cannot swing. In addition, a pair of rivets 29 engage through the sections 26 and 27 near their rear ends so as to hold these parts together and to hold the cable 24 between the parts.

In the modified form of the device illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, a means has been shown for changing the angle of inclination of the diverging sides 11 for adjustments to different ties of different designs in which angles of the sides vary. This means c0m prises a pair of heat conducting sheets sections 30 disposed beneath and in intimate contact with the lower heat conducting section 17 of the heating element and formed with diverging sides immediately adjacent the diverging sides of the heat conducting element.

These sheet sections 30 are pivotally mounted at their front ends by a rivet 31 passed through the elements and through the heat conducting element 10. The divergin sides' of the sheets 30 are rolled as indicated by reference numeral 32 in Fig. 9 so as to have material thickness substantially equivalent to the bent ends 18 of the lower section 17 which engages the edges of the other section 16 A means is also provided for supporting the sections 30 for pivoting and at the same time for maintaining their contact with the section 17 This means comprises a plurality of rivets 33 engaged through the bottom section 17 and the sections 30. These rivets pass through apertures in the sections 17 and through arcuate slots 34 in the sections 30 so as to guide the pivoting of the sections 30 about the pivot point 31.

Another strip 35 is slidably mounted upon the bottom of the handle 15 by means of rivets 36 projecting from the handle and passing through longitudinal slots 37 formed in the section The front end of the strip 35 is pointed so as to have sloping sides in intimate contact with leaf springs 38 attached upon sloping portions of the inner edges ofthe sections 30. In addition, the point of the strip 35 is formed with serrations 39 so that the leaf springs 38 may engage these serrations and maintain spread positions of the sections 30.

Before the heat conducting element is placed into a tie, the-strip 35 is moved completely rearwards so that the sections 30 ma be pivoted towards each other to form the smallest possible angle of division at the sides. It is next placed within the end of a necktie, and then the strip 35 is forced forwards so that the pointed front end forces the sections 30 to pivot about the point 31 and change the angle of the diverging sides to an angle which accurately corresponds with the natural angle of the sloping sides of the tie. In all depressed positions of the strip 35, the leaf springs 38 engage the serrations 39 for maintaining a spread position.

The operation of the device may be traced by assuming that it is necessary to restore a necktie into a condition resembling it as it were when'it was new. A plug 25 is connected with a socket of a house lighting circuit so that current passes through the heat winding and heats the elements 16 and 17 lVhen these elements have reached a suitable temperature, the device is forced into the necktie and allowed to remain in this condition for about a minutes time. The heat and the straight sides of the elements 16 and '17 will restore the necktie into a flat and smooth condition as it was when new. This eliminates all necessity of ironing and produces effects much better in that glosses are not conveyed to the surface of the material of the necktie due to the application of a hot IIOII.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the class described, a heat conducting element consisting of a lower fiat sheet connected with an upper arched sheet, heating means within said heat conducting element comprising a pair of super-imposed insulation sheets connected together along their longitudinal centers and the top sheet being narrower than the bottom one, and a heat winding along the longitudinal length of the insulation sheets between the top and bottom sheets to cause the edges of the top sheet to be directed upwards at an inclination and act against the inclined sides of the arched sheet of the heat conducting element, whereby the heating means is held stationarily within the heat conducting element.

, 2. In a device of the class described, a heat conducting element consisting of a lower flat sheet connected with an upper arched sheet, heating meanswithin said heat conducting element comprising a pair of super-imposed insulation sheets connected together along their longitudinal centers and the top sheet y being narrower than the bottom one, and a heat winding along the longitudinal length of the insulation sheets between the top and bottom sheets to cause the edges of the top sheet to be directed upwards at an inclination and act against the inclined sides of the arched sheet of the heat conducting element,

whereby the heating means is held stationarily within the heat conducting element, the edges of the lower sheet of the conducting element being bent over the edges of the top sheet to accomplish the connection of these parts.

' 3. In a device of the class described, a heat conducting element consisting of a lower flat sheet connected with an upper arched sheet, heating means within said heat conducting element comprising a pair of super-imposed insulation sheets connected together along their longitudinal centers and the top sheet being narrower than the bottom one, and a heat winding along the longitudinal length of the insulation sheets between the top and bottom sheets to cause the edges of the top sheet to be directed upwards at an inclination and act against the inclined sides of the arched sheet of the heat conducting element, whereby the heating means is held stationarily within the heat 'conducting element, a handle being engaged between the upper and lower sheets of the heat conducting element, whereby'the sheets serve to aid in the holding of the handle and the handle prevents displacement of the heating means thru the through an ends of the conducting element.

4. An electric necktie restorer, comprising a flat heat conducting element having diverging sides from the front to'the rear and for engaging within a. four-in-hand necktie open end, heating means within said element for providing heat to restore the necktie into a smooth flattened condition, a handle for supporting said element at its rear end, and means for changing the angle of inclination of the diverging sides for adj ustments of diiterent ties of different designs in which the angles of the. sides vary, comprisin g heat conducting sheet sections in intimate contact with the bottom of said heat conducting element and pivotally mounted at the front ends, and a. movable section engageable between the rear ends of the latter mentioned sections to pivot the sections outwards.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my sig nature.

DAVID M.-BENFORD. 

